a way of customising messages to be suitable for different languages
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Full switch locale: Ubuntu server installed with no locales, how to enable locales systemwide?
I have a server with no X, installed with no locales. There is a "C" locale.
I need to:
run server scripts (no console involved) to copy, move and gzip files towards local ext4 file-system, which ...
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1answer
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How to make Thunderbird obey locale?
My system locale is en_DK.utf8 and I want ISO-dates (yyyy-mm-dd) everywhere.
% locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
LC_CTYPE="en_DK.utf8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_DK.utf8"
LC_TIME="en_DK.utf8"
...
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0answers
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Can not correct locale settings
I am running an Ubuntu image provided by my company, it seemed to have some strange locale settings to begin with. Firefox uses the French dictionary by default and I get warnings when doing anything ...
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0answers
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How can I back to 12.10 fonts
The ratio of fonts isn't very good in 13.04. I mean when I open a webpage like Facebook which is(in my case) in both language of Persian & English, the font size is smaller for Persian than ...
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1answer
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How to change locale for Wine only?
(Note this is a different question from this one)
This is the output of the "locale" command on my machine:
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=en_US.UTF-8
...
2
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1answer
57 views
Nautilus sorting by filename column seems insane
By what logic does the kálmán track appear where it does? (I have the view sorted by filename) Where is this sort behaviour defined and is there anyway to change this behaviour?
3
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1answer
46 views
Does vim support unicode?
I recently changed my system language to Tamil (a language used in India) from English. While I was enjoying Ubuntu in Tamil, my favorite editor vim has run into an issue because of the system ...
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Avoiding character code problems in file names
Even though I have always been careful when copying files between partitions of different type, I repeatedly ran into the problem that after copying file names on the target disk where corrupted. ...
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0answers
54 views
Kubuntu - sytem wide locale settings
I have installed Kubuntu (English version), then I locale to Polish and country to Poland (in the Regional settings).
However date format is still in the US/UK style (AM/PM) in some applications ...
1
vote
1answer
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Changing Ubuntu locale settings by GUI crashes the accounts-daemon
I'm usung Ubuntu 12.04 and after an automatic update it changed the system default encoding form UTF-8 to "ANSI_X3.4-1968". I realized that when my code comments in Eclipse appeared with strange ...
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1answer
55 views
How to type in two languages?
How can I type Persian and English in Ubuntu 12.10?
And how can I switch between these two languages like Windows (Alt+Shift)?
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votes
1answer
46 views
How to change number format in locale for GnuCash?
When I start GnuCash it displays negative numbers in "€ 100,0-" format, while I want it like "€ -300.0"
How can I change it?
Locale settings:
~$ locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en
...
3
votes
1answer
56 views
Locale warning while executing adduser
I just tried to add an user to a group
$ adduser someuser sudo
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = "en_US:en",
LC_ALL = ...
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0answers
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Ubuntu freezing during generating locales
I'm trying to install airtime on vps with ubuntu (both 10 and 12) os.
But when it received
Generating locales
Generating locales...
it comes to crashed.I can connect to ssh during it hardly and ...
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0answers
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How to change default locale without root privileges?
I want to switch to en_US.UTF-8 locale. The system default is (in /etc/default/locale) is en_US. How can I do this, when I don't have super user privileges?
The page ...
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335 views
Switch terminal output language from native language to english
How can I switch the terminal output language from my native language to English, so I can post my Ask Ubuntu question with English terminal output (error messages)?
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1answer
393 views
Unable to unzip file
trying to unzip a file so im trying the following command
Sorry im really quite new to linux
btw this is Ubuntu server latest release.
user@serverubuntu:~/minecraft/server$ ls
rtk.zip
...
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0answers
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Problem while installing any package on Ubuntu 11.04
Whenever I'm trying to install any package in Ubuntu 11.04 remote server im facing following error:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
...
5
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1answer
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how to provide a localized text file that opens within the language that gnome runs
I need to provide to my users a localized text file that would open (from a desktop icon) in the language that gnome is running. How I do that ?
I am running Lucid Ubuntu
Thanks !!
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1answer
83 views
What does 'Locale not supported by C' mean?
marco@marco-laptop:~$ onboard
(python:3065): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
I am using keyboard on the desktop (long story) from the terminal and ...
0
votes
1answer
60 views
How to configure the locale to be different from the default locale for a user on Ubuntu Server?
On Ubuntu Server 12.04, how can I configure an account to use a locale other than the system default local? Say if I wanted Russian users to be able to use Russian in the terminal ... and Polish users ...
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How to get past “cannot change locale” error in Ubuntu Server? [duplicate]
My server is hosted by a french provider, which by default set locales to french (quite obviously) when a new system is installed.
From there… Just no way to cleanly change it without getting the ...
7
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1answer
135 views
How do I reconfigure locales properly on my desktop after installation?
I have dived several times into the labyrinthine locales configuration system, reading man pages and browsing the Internet. Every blog/tutorial/Q&A I read is either incomplete, adventurous, hyper ...
8
votes
1answer
103 views
Change decimal mark in calculator
In Germany we use , as decimal mark instead of .. Since I installed my Ubuntu in English, the Ubuntu default calculator (gcalctool) uses the . and I can't use the , on my German numpad.
I already set ...
1
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0answers
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After upgrading packages today, can't compile anything that includes <locale>
I just updated my packages today on Ubuntu 12.04 amd64, including libc-bin which provides /usr/bin/locale, and now any C/C++ program that has
#include <locale>
explodes hundreds of errors ...
4
votes
1answer
170 views
How do I list folders with underscores first?
So as pretty much everyone, before using Ubuntu I used a Windows machine, and one of the things I got used to in Windows was to use the underscore as the first character of a folder name as some sort ...
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0answers
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How to make a new-defined alphabetic sort order in a locale work?
I'm working on a new Latin-based script for Persian. So I've used such lines in GB locale file, to modify the sort order:
First of all, I've introduced the new characters in such way:
...
2
votes
0answers
280 views
Gparted Partition editor not working
I had Windows and installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows.
I want to allocate suitable disk space to Ubuntu. I installed the Gparted Parition Editor from the Software Center.
My problem is: It ...
0
votes
1answer
248 views
Ubuntu Cloud UEC 12.04 amd64 image has an invalid locale
Following the tutorial in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/Images#DownloadUECImages I was able to execute the Ubuntu 12.04 Cloud Image (amd64) in my computer ...
5
votes
1answer
86 views
Is it safe to browse the web with Firefox during Ubuntu install?
As asked in the title. I clicked on one of the links in the Quantal installer (set up via UNetbootin) and it launched Firefox.
Will using it for a longer time during install cause conflict with ...
0
votes
1answer
115 views
How to override the system locale on a single command?
When helping someone we often ask them to show the output of a command eg:
sudo fdisk -l | pastebinit
If the user is not using an English locale, the output may be in a foreign language:
Disk ...
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1answer
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Having Monday as the first day of the week
My locale setting for LC_TIME is set to Swedish but despite this cal displays Sunday instead of Monday as the first day of the week. Any clues?
$ locale
LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
...
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0answers
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How can I install new locale to Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I customize a system locale?
$ locale -a
get output like this:
C
C.UTF-8
en_AG
en_AG.utf8
en_AU.utf8
en_BW.utf8
en_CA.utf8
en_DK.utf8
en_GB.utf8
en_HK.utf8
...
2
votes
1answer
495 views
Make GDM3 in Ubuntu 12.10 show a list of available languages
The local computer pool is used by a large number of students that prefer to choose the language of the Ubuntu desktop. Not all want English. Unfortunately, the GDM login manager does not present a ...
0
votes
1answer
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No option to install Italian language as default on Kubuntu 12.10
I have just finished installing Kubuntu 12.10 via Wubi, I am customizing my system and, as you can see from the screenshot down below, there's no option to switch from English to Italian as default ...
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votes
2answers
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'unsupported locale setting' fault by command-not-found
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 by keeping the home folders from Linux Mint 13 distribution. The system installed fine, but at the beginning everything was in Chinese (even the text in the ...
4
votes
1answer
387 views
Monday as first day in Gnome-Shell (instead of Sunday)
I've been dealing with different regional settings (US, Canada and other locations in English, as well as other countries and languages), but I cannot get Gnome-shell Calendar to begin with Monday, ...
7
votes
2answers
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How to set all locale settings in Ubuntu
A remote installed application has some encoding problems and on my local machine it is running fine.
What is the best way to "copy" my locales to the remote machine?
The locales on my personal ...
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0answers
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Unable to install locales ( Broken packages)
I was trying to install Chinese(traditional) language pack, but it comes out an unmet dependency error.
I have tried sudo apt-get install -f then sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get update ...
0
votes
0answers
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How to change default foreign language font [closed]
I want to know how to change the default font that is used when inputting a particular language. I use the Khmer language frequently, and the default font installed comes from the fonts-khmeros-core ...
1
vote
1answer
975 views
Strange display language in gnome shell [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Gnome-classic language turned into Chinese, how do I change it back to English?
I logged in gnome-shell, and found that the display language is set to some strange Asian ...
0
votes
0answers
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Make audio players (banshee/clementine) read latin(greek) characters
Is there any way to make banshee or clementine read my greek named folders?
I am getting this at a greek folder "Aêõêëïöüñçôá ÌáÀïõ".
Thank you!
0
votes
1answer
833 views
How to change the Wine or PlayOnLinux locale settings - Ubuntu 12.04?
According do this post, Wine's locale settings (like numbering format) is based on Ubuntu locale settings.
If I have to change my Ubuntu locale settings, how can I change locale settings in Ubuntu ...
31
votes
6answers
21k views
How do I fix my locale issue?
I am getting this message everytime I do something like starting or stopping a service.
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
...
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votes
0answers
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Change locale for Ctrl+Alt+FX consoles, not Gnome
I am having no difficulties for displaying vimtutor in gnome-terminal, while when I make Ctrl+Alt+FX, they are not displayed properly, how can I change it?
My locale file, both in gnome and in shell:
...
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0answers
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How to prevent SSH setting LANG to an non-existent locale when logging in? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Locale variables have no effect in remote shell (perl: warning: Setting locale failed.)
I have a minimal server install that only has English locales. That works great ...
1
vote
1answer
119 views
Why can't I remove language variants like English (NZ), etc.?
I'd like to remove some unwanted languages from my system.
I only use Italian, and English UK and US.
In "Systems Settings" I can find a lot of languages that I don't even know why they have been ...
4
votes
2answers
2k views
I cannot set my system back to English from Chinese Language [duplicate]
I once turned my system to Chinese, now I cannot set it back to English.
I tried to change the order in Language Settings, but it doesn't work.
Chinese is always at the top. Even if I delete the ...
2
votes
2answers
135 views
How can I force Glade to be in English?
I use Ubuntu 12.04 with Polish localization. If I start: "quickly design", Glade shows up with Polish interface. I don't like that, I'd like Glade to be in English. How can I achieve that?
0
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0answers
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Custom Locale Settings [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change the en_AU locale to 12 hour format?
How can locale settings be changed within Ubuntu, en_AU is set to 24 hour time, despite 12 hour time being common in ...
